An Early Frost

An Early Frost

When AIDS hits home... what does a family do?

1985 en 100 minutes

Rating: 6

Plot

Successful lawyer Michael Pierson is gay, but he has always hidden this part of his life from his mother, Katherine, father, Nick, and grandmother Beatrice. But when Michael discovers he has AIDS and is dying of complications from the disease, he must open up to his parents and the rest of his family. Though fearful of their reactions, he introduces them to his longtime lover, Peter, and looks to them for support.

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Cast

Aidan Quinn

Aidan Quinn

Michael Pierson

Gena Rowlands

Gena Rowlands

Katherine Pierson

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Nick Pierson

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Beatrice McKenna

D.W. Moffett

D.W. Moffett

Peter Hilton

John Glover

John Glover

Victor DiMato

Sydney Walsh

Sydney Walsh

Susan Maracek

Terry O'Quinn

Terry O'Quinn

Dr. Redding

Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

Bob Maracek

Cheryl Anderson

Cheryl Anderson

Christine

Christopher Bradley

Christopher Bradley

Todd

Sue Ann Gilfillan

Sue Ann Gilfillan

Nurse Lincoln

Don Hood

Don Hood

Dr. Gilbert

Barbara Hey

Barbara Hey

Meredith

Scott Jaeck

Scott Jaeck

Phil

John Lafayette

John Lafayette

Paramedic

Michael Prince

Michael Prince

Norman Wesker

Essex Smith

Essex Smith

James

Lee Wilkof

Lee Wilkof

Dr. Reisberg

Leoda Richards

Leoda Richards

Passenger Exiting Elevator (uncredited)

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